Car packed, off I go with my little helper for today my 4 year old daughter Mia. Not 2 feet out of the driveway and down go the decorated tulip cookies pops all over the floor of my car. Absolute shambles, not one can be saved. "No matter", I thought. We had plenty of product and if the tulips could be considered an offering to the joo-joo gods I was more than okay with that. Time to set up. What's this? I forgot to bring half of the tiers (the half that holds the plates)? UHG! "No Matter", I thought. I had extra plates, so I could at least get my stuff on the table....the Take Your Best Shot contest would just have to wait. So there we sat, Mia and I, behind our (anything but elegant looking) table ready for the days adventures. Our battle with the sun begins! I will take full responsibility for ths one. I made a rookie mistake and forgot to bring any sort of tent or umbrella for my poor little confections. And sure enough, just like I new they would, the bags started to fog up and then condensate. Okay, not the end of the world, we'll just toss out a few of each product, explain that they are for display and let everyone know we have unscathed product under the table. So there we sat, Mia and I, behind our practically barren table of melting product. Pretty pitiful looking pair we were (haha).
I do want to stop for a moment and say we had a handful of pretty incredible people stop by our table. Like the family with 3 or 4 girls who went above and beyond to really make our day and the guy and his son who share the most amazing story of a boy who fought cancer and won.
Dirty looks and laughing? Never in all my bake sales have I ever had so many people walk by with looks of disgust! I even had a couple people flat out laugh at me. And for all those nay sayers that actually came up to my table to heckle, just want to repeat....YES, I do care about the millions of children in our country that don't know where there next meal will come from. YES, I will do more than I ever thought I could to make a difference. And NO, this is NOT a scam!
Time to go home...finally! I'll admit, I packed it in about a half hour early because I just couldn't take it anymore. I had a bunch (well more than half my product) left over and my thoughts were focused on what in the world I would do with it all. The cookies, bars and granola would keep long enough for me to make up some nice boxes (nothing says sponsor my Great American Golf Tournament like a box of fresh baked cookies). And the tray of untouched cupcakes (ladybugs, flowers and butterflies) would make a really nice touch at the Lazarus House's dinner that night. I'm happy to say we ended the day just like we started, only this time it was the cupcakes strewn across the floor of my car...frosting is a nightmare to get out of carpet just for the record.
Bravo for pressing ahead in the face of defeat. "Make the most of every opportunity!" The lessons you are teaching your children today are going to pay big dividends to people in the future. Forget the monetary take of the day - You have sown a golden seed.
ReplyDeleteYou are really a beautiful lady and I applaud your efforts to raise awareness and create active concern for people less blessed than many of us. Keep up the good work. And have a nice day! Your cookies are awesome!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words! I hope that this blog reaches people who haven't had the best event. We've hosted quite a few, some better than others and we always remember that when faced with difficulty, adversion and even failure the most important thing you can do is to push forward....with a good attitude :)
All the best and thank you for reading!
~ Michele